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GLOSSARY Ahādīth Plural of hadith. Saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. Amin Let it be so. Arabic equivalent to amen. 'Aşr Late afternoon. One of the five times of the daily obligatory Prayers [i. e. Şalāt] in Islam. Assalāmo 'Alaikum Peace be unto you. An Islamic salutation. Bai'at A pledge of allegiance to a religious leader; initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Khalifah. Barāhīn Convincing and conclusive arguments, evidence, and proof; the singular is burhān. Short name for Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, the five- part magnum opus of the Prom- ised Messiahas. Dajjal A term in Arabic that liter- ally means, 'the great deceiver. In Islamic terminology Dajjal refers to those satanic forces that would be unleashed in the Latter Days to oppose the Promised Messiah as and al-Imam al-Mahdi. Durūd Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad sas. Eid Literally, 'Happiness that is of- ten renewed. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated to com- memorate the willingness of Had- rat Ibrāhīmas to sacrifice his son for God. Hadith A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas. The plural is ahādīth.